Trevor Wilson is calling for the Auckland Council to take action against bottle stores in South Auckland that continually flout its bylaw with signs advertising liquor in the community.
Communities Against Alcohol Harm (CAAH) members from left Trevor Wilson, Glenn McCutcheon and Selwyn Lilley.
Photo: Stuff / Lawrence Smith
Wilson is a member of the pressure group Auckland Communities Against Alcohol Harm (CAAH).
The Auckland Council s 2015 signage bylaw controls the signs that can be displayed at shops and other businesses. It limits the number, size, coverage, and placement of them, including window signs and sandwich boards.
While there are different rules for signs in town centres and industrial areas, there is no distinction made for bottle stores and liquor outlets. Something Wilson and CAAH want to see change.
South Auckland bottle shops flouting sign rules - alcohol pressure group
14 May, 2021 12:29 AM
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Rowandale Liquor manager Gurmal Singh says he wasn t aware of Auckland Council s signage bylaw.
Rowandale Liquor manager Gurmal Singh says he wasn t aware of Auckland Council s signage bylaw.
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By Stephen Forbes, Local Democracy Reporter
Trevor Wilson is calling for Auckland Council to take action against bottle stores in South Auckland that continually flout its bylaw with signs advertising liquor in the community.
Wilson is a member of Auckland alcohol pressure group Communities Against Alcohol Harm (CAAH).
Auckland Council s 2015 signage bylaw controls the signs that can be displayed at shops and other businesses. It limits the number, size, coverage, and placement of them, including window signs and sandwich boards.
Māngere East local Shirl e Fruean at the March 16 protest.
Photo: Justin Latif
Following complaints about how difficult it is for people to make objections to licences, Auckland Council s Marguerite Delbet wrote a letter to Glenn McCutcheon of Communities Against Alcohol Harm addressing these concerns. Delbet, as the council s then-democracy services manager, promised new efforts would be made to ensure objectors would feel heard , thanks to a more inclusive approach by those running the meetings.
The question is, has such an inclusive environment been implemented?
The shades of justice
The latest application in South Auckland was for a new liquor store on Vine street, Māngere East. I attended the second day of the hearing, but also listened to 467 minutes of audio recordings from the hearings, and skimmed over almost 100 pages of evidence and submissions.
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The bar was no longer allowed to serve alcohol at its Victoria St location after a decision by the district licensing board. (Video first published in January 2018)
A proposed liquor store in south Auckland has been knocked back over concerns it was a “front” for a previous applicant who had applied for a licence on the same site. The Auckland District Licensing Committee has stopped HS Judge Enterprises, run by Sukhvir Singh and Gurpreet Kaur, from setting up a liquor shop on Vine St in Māngere East. The committee cited vague responses to questions and a poorly-researched application.
Māngere East local Shirl e Fruean at the March 16 protest.
Photo: Justin Latif
Following complaints about how difficult it is for people to make objections to licences, Auckland Council s Marguerite Delbet wrote a letter to Glenn McCutcheon of Communities Against Alcohol Harm addressing these concerns. Delbet, as the council s then-democracy services manager, promised new efforts would be made to ensure objectors would feel heard , thanks to a more inclusive approach by those running the meetings.
The question is, has such an inclusive environment been implemented?
The shades of justice
The latest application in South Auckland was for a new liquor store on Vine street, Māngere East. I attended the second day of the hearing, but also listened to 467 minutes of audio recordings from the hearings, and skimmed over almost 100 pages of evidence and submissions.